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British Airways and Avios

British Airways Club is the frequent-flyer program for British Airways.  It uses a reward currency called ‘Avios’. This article looks at what an Avios point is worth.

If you are new to collecting Avios, we suggest you start with the basics with our Beginner’s Guide to Collecting Avios.

If you are interested in earning Avios from credit cards, you should read this article comparing all the Avios-earning credit cards.

You can learn more about British Airways Club on the British Airways website here.

The Crazy Rich Asians sequel stars British Airways

If you have seen the film “Crazy Rich Asians” in the last few weeks, you might be interested to know that Kevin Kwan wrote a sequel, “China Rich Girlfriend“. If you want to .....

If you have seen the film “Crazy Rich Asians” in the last few weeks, you might be interested to .....

by Rob Burgess

British Airways offering refunds on flights booked during the data breach

It seems that British Airways is willing to refund non-refundable flights booked during the data breach period, as well as BA Holidays purchases. They are also willing to refund your out of pocket .....

It seems that British Airways is willing to refund non-refundable flights booked during the data breach .....

by Rob Burgess

British Airways ‘buy on board’ tea and coffee prices have gone up

British Airways has put through some inflation-busting price increases for its ‘buy on board’ tea and coffee. The new menu is online here.  The January 2017 menu is in this HfP article .....

British Airways has put through some inflation-busting price increases for its ‘buy on board’ tea .....

by Rob Burgess

The much improved Venice Airport lounge for British Airways passengers

When we were flying out of Venice two weeks ago, I was delighted to see that – as part of a major airport redevelopment – the Marco Polo lounge used by British Airways passengers (it is .....

When we were flying out of Venice two weeks ago, I was delighted to see that – as part of a major .....

by Rob Burgess120 comments

New American Express cashback deals for Tesco and Peninsula Hotels

New American Express cashback deals have appeared for Tesco and Peninsula Hotels. A very generous new American Express offer with Tesco has appeared on a lot of Gold and Platinum cards, although .....

New American Express cashback deals have appeared for Tesco and Peninsula Hotels. A very generous new American .....

by Rob Burgess

Get bonus Avios points with Shell’s silly Pump Challenge game

Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK.  Joining is simple – pick up a card at a Shell station when filling up and register it online.  You earn 100 bonus points .....

Shell Drivers Club is the loyalty scheme for Shell garages in the UK.  Joining is simple – pick up a .....

by Rob Burgess16 comments

What more do we know about the British Airways data breach?

Friday was one of those occasional crazy days for us.  Whenever British Airways is leading the news agenda we are normally sucked along in the tailwind, whether we like it or not.  Thanks to .....

Friday was one of those occasional crazy days for us.  Whenever British Airways is leading the news agenda we .....

by Rob Burgess103 comments

Generous Amex Travel cashback credit launched – get up to £200 back

American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. There are a couple of versions. The most generous, which I got, is a whopping £200 back on a £600 spend via Amex Travel.  The .....

American Express Travel has launched a new cashback credit promotion. There are a couple of versions. The most .....

by Rob Burgess

British Airways launches a new Indian codeshare partnership with Vistara

British Airways has announced a codeshare deal with Indian airline Vistara. This will allow you to book flights on ba.com to 13 new Indian cities including Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bhubaneswar, .....

British Airways has announced a codeshare deal with Indian airline Vistara. This will allow you to book .....

by Rob Burgess

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